.   National Good Food Network Webinar Food Banks as Regional "Good Food" Partners Thursday, December 12 3:30 - 4:45pm ET (12:30 - 1:45 PT) Free! Register Now As we look to scale up the amount of healthy, fair and sustainable local and regional food in our food system, it becomes increasingly important to have storage and delivery mechanisms capable of getting the food to consumers. This infrastructure is very expensive, and the logistics required for efficient use of the resources is very complex. Food banks across the country have trucks and warehouse space, including cold storage, and have been solving the logistics problem for decades. Though traditionally much of food bank's stock and trade has been commodity food, often processed, this is beginning to change. Several food banks across the country are acutely aware of the benefits of fresh, local food to their consumers and their community, and are leveraging their substantial resources to support local/regional food systems in innovative ways, while simultaneously providing nutrient-rich food, and food education, to their consumers. Join us for some holiday-time inspiration with presentations from FoodLinkNY and the Sacramento Food Bank. Reserve your spot - click here Presenter Mitch Gruber FoodLinkNY Presenter Blake Young Sacramento Food Bank Like us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend   National Food Hub Conference March 26-28 Raleigh, NC The Wallace Center and the NGFN Food Hub Collaboration will host "Building Capacity for Healthy Regional Food Systems", bringing together food hub managers and their staff, technical assistance providers, public agency staff, community organizations, funders and investors for two and a half days of engaging presentations, trainings, networking, tours, technical assistance, and peer-learning opportunities. Sessions will focus on the diverse aspects of food hubs and regional food systems, including hub management; technology; operations and infrastructure; feasibility studies and business planning; emerging hubs; research and metrics; financing and philanthropy; health and food access impacts; economic impacts; and networks and support systems. There are two great ways to get involved in the conference:  Submit a proposal for a workshop Be a Sponsor Register Now!   follow on Twitter | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2013 Wallace Center at Winrock International, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email on behalf of the Wallace Center at Winrock International. Our mailing address is: Wallace Center at Winrock International 2121 Crystal Drive Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22202 Add us to your address book ngfn.org [log in to unmask] www.wallacecenter.org [log in to unmask] www.winrock.org [log in to unmask] The Wallace Center supports entrepreneurs and communities as they build a new, 21st century food system that is healthier for people, the environment, and the economy. The Center builds and strengthens links in the emerging chain of businesses and civic efforts focused on making good food—healthy, green, fair, affordable food—an everyday reality in every community. Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. Not on our email list? Sign up here! view email in browser